Closet-bowl.



C. A. CAMPBELL & H. 0. OLSEN.

CLOSET BOWL.

APPLICATION FILED MA'YZ], 1915.

1L 9 182 ?5@., Patented May 9', 1916.

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CLOSET-BOWL.

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Specification of Letters Latent.

Patented new, rate.

Application med May a7, 1915. Serial No. saw. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, GHARLns A. CAM]?- BELL and HAROLD O. OLSEN, citizens of the United -States, residing at Watertown, in

the county of Jefierson and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closet-Bowls; and wedo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description'of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usegthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thelettersand figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in closet bowls and, especially in the provision of means for heating the same by electrical resistance wires and'comprises a simple and efficient device of this nature, having various details of construe tion, combination and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanyingdrawings' and then specifically defined in the; appended claim. i

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the bowl, a part being shown in section to better illustrate'the invention. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view vertically through the bowl.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a bowl which may be of any suitable material and construction, preferably with a top B shaped to form a seat, and D designates a pipe through which water is allowed to enter the annular compartment E, the wall of which is provided with perforations F leading into the interior of the bowl. Immediately above the water chamberis a widened chamber'H and extending entirely around the toppr' flanged part of the bowl. A coiled wlre K passes through the chamber H and is connected to the terminals L and a N and to which electrical connection may be had. It will be noted that said wire, which forms a reslstance Wire for electrical current, engages the outer concaved Wall of the chamber H, a space intervening between the wire and the inner taperingend of the recess or chamber, allowing a. space for the accumulation of heat adapted by radiation to heat the portion of the .bowl above the chamber. The chamber H iswidened horizontally and is located above the water compartment and is tapered from the outer to the inner wall thereof, and the wire K is frictionally held in the outer part thereof and prevented from displacement by the wedge-shaped walls of said chamber. Fur thermore, this widened chamber provides for more ,uniform heating of the top of the bowl, and no insulation or other substance is required within said chamber.

' What is claimed to be new is As an improved article of manufacture, a bowl having 1ts top shapedto form aseat integral with the bowl and an annular water compartment and an annular chamber above and independent of said Water compartment 

